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On paper the team doesn't actually look like much better than last year. But the pieces just seem to fit together better according to Doc.

The third member of the Miami Trio is set to make his first appearance in this series. He gets picked on by fans and even the media from time to time, but he's still an All Star and a huge upgrade (when healthy) over the other bigs on the Heat roster.

It is hard not to get carried away with the Rajon Rondo compliments. He's just doing amazing things on the basketball court right now.

The Celtics have battled back with two wins at home, and now the tables have turned. It's the Heat losing their composure. It's the Heat making excuses.

For much of the playoffs, the biggest contributions the Celtics have gotten from Marquis Daniels and Keyon Dooling has been their quirky but fun "flexin'" celebration - but they stepped up in game 3.

As Josh expertly pointed out, fronting Kevin Garnett in the post didn't work out so well, so it sounds like the Heat are going to go back to double teaming him and making him work more for position.

The Celtics led the Heat 32 - 28 when Kevin Garnett was fouled and hit the deck hard. As only Kevin Garnett can do, he turned over and did several knuckle pushups. The Celtics went on a 30 - 16 run after that.

Chris Bosh has been out since Game 1 of the Indiana series with a lower abdominal strain, and while he continues to participate in light drills at team practices, he's still not ready for a comeback. He'll be Miami's other inactive player tonight alongside Eddy Curry.